Driving Pleasure

[XTR]

How many people hate waking up and having to drag themselves out of bed to goto work? Me for one...........

But it makes it all worth while when ya jump in the car and have a nice drive to work.......... Overtaking buses full of people going to work.

How boring must it be to actually goto work on a bus....... it makes us think how lucky we are to own a car and have such a pleasure to drive these wonderful vehicles.

When you arrive at work, you are hyped up that you dont mind that you have to sit at work for the next 8 hours.... because you know.... that in 8 hours time, you are going to have the exact same journey, but in reverse

Everybody calls rush hour traffic, but personally I think its great, if you know the area very well.... It means you can take shortcuts (which are usually longer) through housing estates but it means you are driving....... and not sitting in boring traffic jams tapping your fingers to the latest cheesy pop single that is on the radio station.

Only another 7 hours and 15 minutes until the rat race starts again

[Jiff Lemon]

Edit: Doh! Reply to another post got here!

I simply LOVE being in the car - I'll happily drive just about anywhere. I can't understand people who get frustrated sat in their car - I don't care if I'm sat in a traffic jam; I'm sat in a comfy seat, with music I like.

When the cappo was on the road, I'd get up early on a sunday morning, takes it for 30 mile drive through the Yorkshire moors, then come home and wash it. It was just pure and utter "me" time.

[Lowe]

I'm the same - hence why I don't think I could ever own a non-entertaining car again. The drive to work for me isn't very long - the car bearly warms up properly so I can never give it any real beans, but even so there's one road which is slightly twisty and one island I can get 3 wheels off the floor on so it's not too bad.

[Skii]

This is one of the advantages of driving a Mk4 Golf believe it or not It may corner like the Qe2 but the sheer comfort of the ride and the interior makes it all worth while. Plus 8 speakers

[Allen]

How boring must it be to actually goto work on a bus.......

I'm quite happy sitting comfortably on the bus, reading a mag, talking on the phone (legally), listening to my MiniDisc player, relaxing, perhaps even getting a few minutes shut eye...

Also, knowing that I'm saving an absolute fortune at £9 a week is a great bonus too. Can you beat £468 a year with a car? Don't think so.

Walking to the bus stop, getting a little bit of exersize, knowing I'm not adding to the already insane amounts of pollution (perhaps not as bad for you country boys ) and missing out on being stuck in those massive horrible smelly traffic jams, as all the shortcuts around here are also jammed!

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy driving and I love cars, but I think tha savings (not just of money) far outweigh the benefits nowadays. Expect price increases on petrol soon too.

[mrplow]

xtr are you one of those pain in the arse people who just "goes for a drive" and clogs up the roads for fun?

[XTR]

xtr are you one of those pain in the arse people who just "goes for a drive" and clogs up the roads for fun?

I wish i could afford too

but my thread is about the journey to work so i cant see why this is relevent

[mrplow]

but my thread is about the journey to work so i cant see why this is relevent

The main jist of your post seemed to be "aint driving GREAT!", so... I think I was justified


ps I can't drive (cue )

[Barakka]

But it makes it all worth while when ya jump in the car and have a nice drive to work.......... Overtaking buses full of people going to work.

..while doing 2.5 mph, then the bus overtakes you, then you overtake it, then it over..... you get the idea.

Everybody calls rush hour traffic, but personally I think its great, if you know the area very well.... It means you can take shortcuts (which are usually longer) through housing estates but it means you are driving....... and not sitting in boring traffic jams tapping your fingers to the latest cheesy pop single that is on the radio station.

The rush hour means that my 22 mile journey to/from work takes anywhere between 45 mins and 2 hours, a journey which on a weekend day takes about 35 mins....

Don't get me wrong, I love driving, i've done over 200,000 miles since i've been driving, but the rush hour is a pain, sometimes 25 mins to do about a mile

[Ravens Nest]

I dont think i could stand traffic jams to work as every time i get in a traffic jam im either to near the car in front or to far and someone cut's in.

Also my foot hurts holding the clutch down!

[Barakka]

Also my foot hurts holding the clutch down!

Tell me about it, but at least that foot gets to move a bit. I have had "adaptive shortening" of the tendons in the front of my right foot, it spends so long in position over the accellerator pedal it's started adjusting its natural position/shape

[Lowe]

Hurts to hold the clutch down?

Pah if only you knew what a real clutch feels like.

[Big RICHARD]

Hurts to hold the clutch down?

Pah if only you knew what a real clutch feels like.

There speaks a man who must have driven a D-reg landrover!

[Skii]

Lol I must admit I have a ridiculously light clutch, when I drove a Focus I noticed it
was quite heavy, but golfs - you can hardly feel the darn thing

[Lowe]

There speaks a man who must have driven a D-reg landrover!

Nope.. a Clio with a Volvo clutch in it without a genuine Renault clutch cable.

[XTR]

the clutch in my megane is mega heavy compared to my m8s megane......... now either mines donald ducked... or his is......... cause there cant be such a big difference between 2 identical cars.....

*its a racing clutch innit lol *